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NAVA Professional Membership

2011 Application Form and Guidelines
Applications for NAVA Professional Membership will be received
in rounds. Assessment can take between 2 to 4 weeks after
the application closing date. Both successful and unsuccessful
applicants will be notified of the outcome by email and in
hardcopy as soon as the application has been assessed.

Application closing dates

11 March 12 August
8 April 9 September
13 May 7 October
10 June 11 November
8 July 9 December

Applications must reach the NAVA office, or be postmarked by

the above date to be considered for that round.Please read all the
guidelines and check the entire application before you submit the
form. Incomplete or incorrectly completed applications will not be
followed up or assessed.

Send applications to: NAVA, PO Box 60,

Potts Point NSW 1335

NAVA Professional Membership

This package is available to professional visual arts craft and design practitioners
and includes:
• A range of insurance covers including public liability insurance
• The International Association of Art (IAA) card
• Plus all current Individual Member benefits

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NAVA Professional Membership : Application Form 2011

Please type or print in capitals. You must fill in all sections.

Stage 1: Applicant Details Stage 2: Payment Details

Contact Details Payment for NAVA Professional Membership will be deducted

First Name from your credit card or by EFT once the assessment process
has been completed. Only successful applicants will have
Last Name
payment deducted all unsuccessful applications will be deleted
Street immediately.
Suburb / Town
Payment Options
State / Postcode
1. Credit Card Option
Telephone ( )
Credit Card: Visa Mastercard
Work / Mobile
Card Number:
Age (optional)
Expiry Date:
Are you an Australian Citizen? Yes No
CCV No: (Last 3 numbers on card reverse)
Gender M F
Name on card:
Email

2. EFT Option
Are you currently a NAVA member?
Please tick this box if you nominate to pay using EFT
Yes No (electronic funds transfer). A NAVA staff member will contact you
with payment details on approval of your application.

Stage 3: Statement of Professional Practicee

Please provide an abridged account of your professional practice using dot points to highlight the main areas of your work over recent years.
Use separate headings to address NAVA’s assessment criteria including (but not limited to) your exhibitions, sales of work, commissions,
consultancies, grants, awards, prizes, residencies, promotional activities & education.

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Stage 4: Support Material

Please attach your typed artist CV (One page maximum)

Please provide 5 still images representing completed work as a professional practitioner to the following digital specifications: 72 dpi
maximum, 1000 pixels wide, jpeg format saved to a CD in a Mac compatible format. Each image must be labelled in the following
format

firstname_lastname_yearofproduction.jpg

Stage 5: Professional Obligations

Professional members of National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) are reminded of their obligation to adhere to:

1. 􀀀 relevant legislation relating to the Trade Practices Act

2. 􀀀 standards for workshop safety and Occupational Health & Safety legislation
3. 􀀀 legal obligations relating to small business management eg. workers compensation; business, public
liability insurance and the moral and legal provisions of the Copyright Act

Professional Members of National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA) are expected to:

1. 􀀀 conduct their business with integrity and honesty

2. 􀀀 meet all their professional obligations to high standard
3. 􀀀 adhere to contractual agreements in their arts business practice

Information relating to the above is contained in Theory in Practice series available from NAVA.

Signature

Date

Stage 6: Applicants Declaration

I have read the guidelines and conditions of the application and Signature
certify that to the best of my knowledge the information provided in
this form, and any attached document is correct and discloses a full
and accurate picture, Date

Please send to: NAVA, PO Box 60, Potts Point, NSW 1335

Professional Artist Assessment Criteria

Assessment of whether you can be regarded as a professional artist for
this purpose will be based on how well overall you meet NAVA’s criteria
listed below.
No single indicator is determinative.
Assessment Criteria
The applicant is:
- seeking to build a reputation as a professional artist
- making attempts to bring his/her work to the public or relevant market
- having regular public exhibitions of his/her art work
- offering work for sale, or selling art work
- having work acquired for public or private collections
- securing work, commissions or consultancies on the basis of his/he
professional expertise
- securing residencies, teaching, lecturing or giving public talks
- eligible to apply for or has been awarded government grants
- seeking philanthropic patronage or sponsorship
- carrying out work in a businesslike manner (eg keeping financial
records, having formal written contracts or agreements, having
a written business plan)
- regularly participating in activities designed to promote his/
her work including establishing a website and other marketing
activities
- achieving industry or peer recognition through published works,
critical texts or media profile
- building industry contacts
- renting, leasing or owning space dedicated for art purpose
- professionally qualified or has equivalent experience typical of
others in the industry
- a member of a professional association or union (like NAVA)

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Guidelines and Conditions
Guidelines
As a professional visual artist, craft and design practitioner you may be
required to have certain types of insurance to undertake projects, work
on certain premises and teach in a range of capacities. Public Liability
Insurance is fast becoming a condition of undertaking certain public
projects and/or working in certain spaces or if people visit your studio
or workshop. This type of insurance is important to ensure you are
covered if things go wrong.
NAVA’s Professional Membership is a package offered to individual
professional practising artists. The insurance scheme is arranged by
the broker, Local Community Insurance Services (LCIS) on behalf
of the National Association for the Visual Arts. The Insurer is QBE
Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd. The insurance package included as
part of NAVA’s Professional Membership is for a comprehensive artist
insurance scheme that provides protection from claims that may arise
out of your ‘negligence’.
The insurance scheme includes coverage for
Public Liability $20,000,000
Products Liability $20,000,000
Professional Indemnity extension $5,000,000
Property in custody or control $100,000
Tenants Liability $TBC
Excess $250
It is important to note that this insurance does not cover loss of, or
damage to your own goods. It is a policy that provides cover for your
legal liability(ies). It does not cover aspects of risk that would arise
where you are an employer of staff with other specific legal
obligations, for example workers’ compensation. In these
circumstances you will need separate explicit insurance advice.
The NAVA Professional Membership package includes:
- Public Liability Insurance which is a form of insurance that provides
protection from claims arising from injuries or damage to other people
and property that may arise out of your negligence
- Products Liability which covers your legal liability towards members of
the public for an ‘Act of Negligence’ on your part leading to injury,
sickness or death caused by the manufacture or sale of your
merchandise or any products you sell or supply
- Professional Indemnity which provides cover for the breach of
professional obligations or advice given on a professional basis
- Property in Custody where you accidentally lose or damage another
party’s property which you are holding. This policy will respond to a
claim for an amount of up to $100,000.
The NAVA Professional Membership scheme will also assist in fighting
false claims that may be made against you, on approval from the
insurer. However you will need to be careful that you do not admit
liability in any way that may affect your claim. For more detailed
information please read the Professional Member Factsheet available
on www.visualarts.net.au
If you would like to discuss your insurance policy or other risk products
please contact Local Community Insurance Services directly on (toll
free) 1300 853 800.
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Conditions
To qualify for the NAVA Professional Membership you will need to
lodge an application which will be assessed to determine your
professional status. As part of your Professional Membership
application you will need to provide personal details, payment details
and work history details including an abbreviated curriculum vitae,
artist statement and images of your work.
NAVA Professional Memberships are assessed under the following
definition: “An artist who regularly exhibits art works; offers works for
sale, or is selling work; is eligible for or has been awarded a govern-
ment grant; is selected for public exhibition, or commission to make
work, is selected for recognised awards or prizes; has secured work
or consultancies on the basis of professional expertise; has had work
acquired for public or private collections; is a member of a professional
association on the basis of his/her status as a professional artist.”
Once your professional status has been determined, then your
information will be given to the insurance broker Local Community
Insurance Services. A disclosure form will be included as part of
your Professional Membership application which you will need to
complete. When the Insurers confirm your coverage, payment will be
processed for your NAVA Professional Membership. You will be notified
of the dates of commencement and cessation of your Professional
Membership including your insurance cover, which will be valid for
a 12-month period. Notification will occur via email (if provided) and
post. Assessment and notification can take up to four weeks after the
application due date.
If NAVA fails to advise you that your insurance has lapsed and/or is
no longer valid, NAVA agrees to be liable to compensate you as a
Professional Member for any loss or damaged suffered as a result of
this failure to advise of your cancelled or lapsed cover.
If you would like to cancel your Professional Membership, you will
be entitled to a rebate. This rebate will be determined on the basis
of the remaining period of your Professional Membership minus an
administration fee.
This insurance cover as part of the Professional Membership package
is designed to protect you against any negligence that might arise
from your construction, installation and/or public exhibition of your
work.
With any insurance product you need to read and fully understand
what cover you are being offered, and what exclusions or excesses
may be involved, so please contact Local Community Insurance
Services on (toll free) 1300 853 800 if you have any questions.